biography
pronunciation:
[bros]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1565–1626)
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| biography:
| Architect, born in Verneuil, NC France. Related to Du Cerceau, he became architect to Marie de Médicis. He designed various palaces, including le Palais du Luxembourg in Paris (1615–20), the Palais de Justice in Rennes, Louis XIII's hunting lodge (1624–6), and the nucleus of the palace of Versailles. His work is characterized as classical and massive. |
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